FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER NEWSPAPER – The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 election is October 22. Call Yolo Elections at (916) 375-6490, visit www.yoloelections.org, or pick up a registration card at the library (1212 Merkley Ave.), post office (various) or the city clerk’s office (third floor of city hall, 1110 West [...]

FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER — SEPT 19, 2012 – The local chamber of commerce will host a forum for city council and school board candidates on Thursday, October 4. The public forum will take place from 6-9 p.m. at CSA Event Center, 1275 Starboard Drive, West Sacramento, CA 95691. “In many ways, this is [...]

FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER — AUG 29, 2012 – A letter to the editor of the News-Ledger: Thank you for your wonderful article entitled “I believe I see the future.” (News-Ledger, Aug. 8, 2012) You did a wonderful job in providing historical information about Julius Feher (the founder of the News-Ledger) and his influence [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — AUG 15, 2012 – EDITOR’S NOTE: The extended deadline for new people to enter the school board race passed without any new candidates signing up. So the list of candidates for West Sacramento’s city and school board elections we published below on Aug. 15 is now final and complete — with [...]

FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER — AUG 8, 2012 – The first challenger has “pulled papers” to enter the West Sacramento Council race — and it’s a face that’s new to local politics, if not new to the public eye. Oleg Maskaev, a former WBC heavyweight boxing champion who lives in Southport, West Sacramento, has [...]

WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER — AUG. 8, 2012 – Vargas, elected in 2006, tenders her resignation but gives no official reason By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor West Sacramento’s school board is in flux, with three of the five seats up for election in November and a fourth board member announcing her resignation. Board member Sandra Vargas [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — AUG 8, 2012 – In today’s News-Ledger newspaper, we mentioned that Alicia Cruz (“parent/community volunteer”) and Coby Pizzotti (“consultant/legislative advocate”) have filed candidacy papers for the school board election. Fresh news this morning is that Katie Villegas has just done the same. She is executive director of the Yolo County Children’s Alliance [...]